[Pil-pc-oceania] Climate Change in Election 2007
steve_burns at wvi.org
steve_burns at wvi.org
Thu Nov 22 09:04:08 EST 2007
Thanks for that further information, Petra.
Colin, it's a pity that CCC hasn't been more consistent across states - and
how Family First and One Nation can have higher climate change credentials
than the Greens in WA is a little surprising - OK, it's staggering!
Referring to Petra's comment about the Senate, I would like to point out
that the ALP cannot win control of the Senate this Saturday. Only 40 of
the 76 Senators stand for re-election at each Federal election. The 36 not
standing this time include 19 Coalition, 14 ALP, 2 Green and Family First.
The ALP would need to win 25 Senators at this election, which would mean
getting four in most states and they have NEVER won 4 Senate seats at a
half-Senate election.
If the Coalition lose government in the lower house, they will be facing a
level of political oblivion which they haven't experienced for a very long
time - with no Coalition government at Federal or State level and their
highest political office being the Liberal Lord Mayor of Brisbane. In such
a circumstance, control of the Senate (with Family First) would be their
only national political platform and might they be tempted to become an
obstructionist Senate? perhaps..
I don't know if the ALP are going to 'surprise' their voters by
preferencing Family First ahead of the Greens*, but I submit that if you
would like to avoid a Coalition/Family First controlled Senate fighting
Rudd tooth and nail you might like to consider voting Green in the Senate
to give the Greens balance of power. Rudd would still have to gain Senate
approval for his legislation but I imagine that amendments negotiated
through the Greens might be more constructive than those fought out with a
Coalition-controlled Senate.
I know that Permaculture is a broad church and that readers may vote for
many different parties - forgive me if this email is too pointed, but it
seemed relevant to the current 'thread'!
cheers,
Steve
(*as they did at the last Federal election, which resulted in ALP
preferences getting Family First Senator Fielding being elected on under 2%
of the primary vote when the Greens candidate polled something like 5 times
this!)
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Colin,
your preferences (for other parties)look good to me in terms of the
environment,
however, I like to point out to voters in other states that some CCC
candidates have very bad environmental group votings:
for example in WA the Climate Change Coalition has preferenced Family
First and One Nation above the Greens
and in Victoria they have put Labour before the Greens.
I don't understand why we can't have one green party till that one is in
power and can actually achieve something (rather than nothing) and THEN
worry about details and differences and maybe The Better Green Party.
Now we're just splitting the green vote with these better green parties.
However, in the senate it might make a difference.
All the best for us and the environment on Saturday, Petra.
below is some info on that from GetUp, who are trying to be somewhat
neutral but green (?)
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Subject: Your guide to voting [3 days to go]
From: "GetUp" <info at getup.org.au>
Date: Wed, November 21, 2007 3:22 pm
To: Petra.Kahle at haztech.com.au
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Dear friends,
Ever wondered how on earth preferences work? Confused about how voting for
your local MP helps determine the next Government? Not sure what's so
special about the Senate, and how can we ensure it's not just a rubber
stamp for whoever becomes the next Prime Minister? Then read on!
And for those of you who feel like you've already got a good handle on the
questions above - ever wanted to find out where your Senate preferences
are actually going when you vote above the line?
Lately we've been hearing lots of questions like these from GetUp members
and friends - and because we're not trying to get elected (or back any
particular party), we figure we're in a pretty good position to give you
some straightforward answers. The election is only a few days away, so
check out your friendly GetUp guide to voting:
http://www.getup.org.au/blogs/view.php?id=590
Or you can skip directly to our surprising summary of Senate preference
flows to make sure your vote goes where you want it to. Remember, parties'
names don't necessarily reflect how they preference (eg, in WA the Climate
Change Coalition has preferenced Family First and One Nation above the
Greens), so don't give your vote to a party above the line in the Senate
without checking where they're sending it!
If we still haven't answered your burning questions, ask your own in the
comments section of our blog - and answer other people's!
Happy voting,
The GetUp team
PS - The last weeks of the campaign have been full of election promises -
and it's not over yet. So make sure you log any promises you hear at our
Promise Watch website, to help us keep politicians accountable after the
election!
PPS - Don't forget to visit GetUp's new site www.howshouldivote.com.au -
in 3 minutes flat you can match your views with the candidates running in
your electorate. Over 70,000 people have taken the quiz to create their
very own personalised how-to-vote cards!
WHERE DO PREFERENCES GO - Also from GetUp:
We've gotten a lot of questions about how our electoral system works, and
in particular about preferential voting - that's why we've written your
friendly GetUp guide to voting.
One of the hottest topics of conversation is the preference flows the
parties' have lodged in the Senate - and we thought it was worth pulling
out into a separate blog, to make sure that your vote goes where you want
it to.
So here are a few notes on the preference flows that we think you might be
particularly interested in (note: we've limited most of our comments to
the flows among just the parties that currently have Parliamentary
representation - so when we say that Party A has preferenced Party B and
then Party C, more than likely there are a stack of "microparties" in
between):
The Democrats have preferenced the Greens above the two major parties in
every state, but in most states they have "split their ticket" between the
major parties - meaning that if you vote above the line for the Democrats
and the race for the last seat in your state comes down to Labor vs the
Coalition, there's a 50% chance your vote will go to the Coalition above
Labor and a 50% chance your vote will go to Labor above the Coalition. (In
NSW and Queensland, however, they registered a single ticket with Labor
above the Coalition.)
A new party called the Climate Change Coalition has preferenced Pauline
Hanson above Labor in Queensland, and One Nation then Family First above
the Greens and Labor in WA.
This election, Labor's preferences flow directly to the Greens in every
state. Looking only at parties that currently have Parliamentary
representation, Labor's preferences then go to the Democrats, then Family
First, then the Coalition.
In every state, looking only at parties that currently have Parliamentary
representation, the Greens' preferences go to the Democrats and then Labor
before either Family First or the Coalition.
In South Australia, independent candidate Nick Xenophon has split his
ticket (meaning that if you vote for him above the line, your vote has a
50-50 chance of ending up in either pile) in the following way among
parties that currently have Parliamentary representation:
50% of preferences will go to Family First, then the Greens, then the
Nationals, then the Liberals, then Labor
50% of preferences will go to the Greens, then Family First, then the
Nationals, then Labor, then the Liberals
Among parties that currently have Parliamentary representation, the
Liberals' preferences generally flow first to Family First, then to the
Democrats, then to the Greens, then to Labor.
In many (but not all) states, Family First sends its preferences to the
CDP (Fred Nile), One Nation, and/or Pauline before any of the 'major'
parties. Among major parties, they always flow to the Coalition before
Labor, the Democrats or the Greens.
And remember, you can see the full preference flows lodged by every party
in every state at the AEC's website here.
Over to you - anything else you found interesting or noteworthy in the
preference flows?
Thanks,
The GetUp team
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Subject: [Pil-pc-oceania] Climate Change in Election 2007
From: "Colin Endean" <kunmanara at mpx.com.au>
Date: Wed, November 21, 2007 9:54 am
To: pil-pc-oceania at lists.permacultureinternational.org
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Hi all on the Oceania permaculture list,
As there was such a strong and lengthy discussion earlier in the year
about the idea of a PPP - Permaculture Peoples Party, I'm informing
everyone that there's at least one permie with many years of
experience and dedication standing for election in 3 days time.
Colin Endean is the CCC - Climate Change Coalition candidate for the
Senate in SA.
Look for CCC in your state and here's some links below to explore
what we're offering.
Colin
Hi from Colin Endean of the Climate Change Coalition.
To save paper, trees and GHG emissions this is an email ‘how-to-vote’
card to give you an opportunity to find out what we are about and to
invite you to look further into the issues, policies and concerns
before you cast your vote on November 24th.
Our Policies are strong and clear about necessary and urgent Climate
Action. We have the strongest emissions target of 40% by 2020 and
mandatory renewable energy target of 30% by 2020. Our Campaign Launch
speech declares our sincerity and determination. Inaction on Climate
Change is an act of abuse against future generations
We have an opportunity at this 2007 Senate election to make a clear
statement that we believe that Climate Change is the most important
single issue facing our nation. I am excited to be standing for
election on this issue and hope that with your support we’ll create
the tipping point from which the Climate Crisis becomes our
opportunity and hope.
Visit the Australia’s National Forum if you want to see about me or
any other candidate in this election. Also my Media release to the
local media in the Mid North SA.
Why Vote for such a new political Party as the Climate Change
Coalition? Why not the Greens or Democrats?
Firstly we have the chance to name our outright concern about Climate
Change and declare that we want action.
Secondly our intent and our reason for being is as a Coalition. The
Climate Change Coalition. We know that success can only happen when
we all work together, gain support and focus on the enormity of the
tasks with collaboration and acknowledgement for all those who’ve
been working, active and contributing to the cause for many years.
Finally, the Climate Change Coalition in SA is pleased to be giving
preferences to those other parties with good Climate Change Policy
and record. We’re preferencing the Greens and then Democrats before
Labor. If you want the full official preference list from the AEC
it’s here.
A few things that I have written for our campaign on a 5 Star Rating
for negotiating a global agreement on emissions targets and what does
the $100 per barrel oil price have to do with climate change?
Please consider this election as crucial for climate change action.
Vote 1 for the Climate Change Coalition in the Senate from SA.
Written and Authorised by Colin Endean 1A Ware St Burra, 5417
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